At this time, the most glorious task is actually the most dangerous mission, which is to be a meat shield and rush to the front! After all, although the city gate is open, it still has to be killed, otherwise after the defenders find the traitor (monk Xincheng), if the Tang army does not rush in immediately, they can kill Xincheng, close the city gate, and continue to resist. Seeing that the city gate was open as promised, Li Shiji transferred 500 Silla cavalry to open the way for the army.

After the 500 Silla cavalry rushed in, the Tang army behind was even more inauthentic, ignoring the lives of the allies and setting fire to the city of Pyongyang from all sides. The gates were lost, fires broke out everywhere, and the defenders collapsed.

Yuan Nanjian knew that it was over. Perhaps he remembered his father's last words: "You and other brothers, and like fish and water, don't fight for the title, if not, you will laugh for your neighbors!" - "Nihon Shoki" Maybe he wants to die for the country!

Maybe he felt the loss and helplessness caused by the betrayal! In the face of the surging Tangluo coalition army, Yuan Nanjian chose to commit suicide!

The Tang army that rushed into Pyongyang City captured Yuan Nanjian, who had not yet lost his breath, and in addition, in the Pyongyang royal palace, the Tang army actually had an unexpected gain - the prince of the former Baekje Restoration Movement, Buyeofeng.

It turned out that this benevolent brother fled here during the Battle of Baijiang five years ago, and after hiding for so many years, he still didn't escape, and was captured together. In the first year of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, that is, on the seventh day of December in 668 AD, Li Shichang returned to Chang'an with prisoners of war Gao Baobao, Yuan Nanjian, Yuan Nanchan, Fuyu Feng and others.

In Hanyuan Palace, Li Zhi disposed of the former Goguryeo surrender and surrendered high-ranking officials, rewards, and punishments: Yiyuan boy was awarded the right guard general of Zheng Sanpin on the basis of the former Liaodong Metropolitan Governor and Tejin for his meritorious service as a guide. The former Goguryeo king Gao Baobao, because of his political non-own, was pardoned,

and awarded the three products of Si Ping Taichang Bo (real position, Ministry of Works); In the battle of Pyongyang, the monk Xincheng, who cooperated with the Tang army in the battle of Pyongyang, was the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu (false position), and the Yuan boy who surrendered with Gao Bao in Pyongyang City was the Sizai Shaoqing (real job, Shaoqing of Gwangroku Temple);

Among the remaining Goguryeo officials, those who contributed to this service were awarded the posts of governor, assassin, and county commander; Yuan Nanjian was exiled to Qianzhou; Fuyufeng was exiled to Lingnan; The above is Goguryeo, and the emperor also gave heavy rewards to the main generals of the Tang Dynasty who went on this expedition:

The commander of the army, Li Shiyun, was promoted to the crown prince and the prince, and the food was increased by 1,000 households; The one-eared general Chebi He Li. Awarded the general of the town army, the general of the left guard, the Duke of Liangguo, and the right Yulin army of the school; Longmen farmer Xue Rengui. promoted to the general of the right Weiwei, the prince of Pingyang County, and the protector of Andong of the school; and the rest of the people also have their own rewards.

Finally, the former Goguryeo territory was also resettled. Originally, Goguryeo had five departments, 176 cities, and more than 690,000 households, but now it has been changed to nine prefectures, 42 prefectures, and 100 counties. All of them are under the jurisdiction of the Andong Metropolitan Government in Pyongyang.

With Andong protecting Xue Rengui and leading 20,000 troops to pacify! Goguryeo died, and Goguryeo, which had been in power for 705 years after 28 kings, died. This is a good thing for the people of the two countries, and they will no longer be miserable because of years of war.

Goguryeo received the highest standard of treatment among the many Tibetan emperors in the Tang Dynasty, and since Taizong Li Shimin ascended the throne, the only time he drove his personal expedition was the first expedition to Goguryeo 23 years ago. None of the other Tibetan states enjoyed this treatment. First, the side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly, and the reason for this. It has already been explained more clearly, so I will not repeat it.

Second, although China is at peace, it will die if it forgets to fight. The military policy pursued by China in the past dynasties has basically been active strategic defense, "if people do not offend me, I will not offend others, and if people offend me, I will not spare others."

I don't mess with you, and you don't provoke me less. But if you dare to provoke me, I will definitely fight tooth for tooth and blood for blood. The Chinese people love peace, love peace, and solve problems in a peaceful way is not the same as cowardice!

At that time, I was in a grim state. Tubo, Turkic, Xue Yantuo, Khitan, etc., none of them are fuel-efficient lamps, and the people of the border Yi ethnic minorities are fierce, and the soldiers are brave and good at fighting. In my early Tang Dynasty, I was majestic and mighty. There is no guarantee that every battle will be won, let alone when it is comfortable and stable? Can't afford not to fight!

Fight is to win! Third, leave no future generations to suffer! The armies of all dynasties basically had the strongest combat effectiveness at the beginning of the dynasty, and the beginning of the founding of the country was the best time to clean up the surrounding environment.

Fourth. The more invincible, the stronger the heart of victory! This is easy to understand, for the majestic Sui Emperor Yang Guang and Taizong Li Shimin, the most unacceptable thing for them is failure, failure not only will not discourage them, but can stimulate their competitiveness more! Goguryeo, like Baekje, has since been lying in the annals of history.

Regarding the reasons for his demise, everyone can basically summarize one, two, three. Thousands of reasons are summarized into one point, it is because you provoked Datang!

Xue Rengui's strategy was in 674 AD, the first year of the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Emperor was furious and issued an edict to cut off the first official of the Silla king Kim Famin, and set up Kim Famin's younger brother, the general of the right Xiao guard, and Kim In-wen, the prince of Linhae County, as the king of Silla, and ordered him to return to Silla to replace Kim Famin!

And with the scholar general, Zuo Shuzi, and Liu Renliang, the third rank of the Tongzhong Shumen, as the general manager of Jilin Road, he led the army to crusade against Silla! From the battles of the Tang Dynasty to destroy Baekje and the Tang Dynasty to destroy Goguryeo, it can be seen that although Silla is a little lacking in ability to do things, it has always been obedient to the Tang Dynasty and comes as soon as it is called.

Now, what caused the emperor to be furious, not only sent troops to clean him up, but also cut off all the officials and titles of the Silla king that he had personally proclaimed? The story starts with the Tang Dynasty's destruction of Goguryeo 5 years ago!

In September 668, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, he set up the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate in Pyongyang, and Xue Rengui, the general of the Right Guard, acted as the Andong Protector, leading 20,000 troops to govern Goguryeo's hometown. This is a challenge for Xue Rengui!

In terms of military affairs, Xue Rengui is undoubtedly a master, but in dealing with post-war affairs, Xue Rengui has revealed his shortcomings in addition to being a famous general - violence.

From Xue Rengui's previous battles against Goguryeo in the Tang Dynasty, we can see that Xue Rengui is a fierce general with unstoppable bravery, and a fierce god who is not afraid of heaven and earth! Such a person will definitely not be a good person who loves the people like a son - for the enemy country.

6 years ago, that is, in 662 AD, after Xue Rengui surrendered to the nine surnamed Tiele, he killed more than 100,000 people! Xue Rengui is 54 years old this year, and judging from his appearance during his tenure as the protector of Anton, as a feudal official, he is changing, changing the way he governs the jurisdiction.

Xue Rengui knew that Goguryeo was, after all, an ancient country that had existed for more than 700 years. It has its own deep cultural roots and governs such an ancient country (we can call it an ancient country, 700 years, since the Han Dynasty. The Central Plains Dynasty has not yet had a dynasty that has been passed down for so long), relying on ** will not work. As a result, Xue Rengui adopted a policy of appeasement with gentleness.

Shi Zai "Raise orphans and keep the old, prosecute thieves, and serve with talents." Under the careful management of Xue Rengui, Goguryeo developed towards the good side, and there was a positive phenomenon of "the Goryeo scholars were all happy to admire".

- "Old Tang Book" Volume 83 However, if Goguryeo had been subjugated so easily, it would not have survived for more than 700 years. Although under Xue Rengui's rule, there was no anti-Tang movement in Goguryeo like Baekje, but there were still many remnants of Goguryeo who were unwilling to accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty and fled to Silla, Yam, Turkic and other places.

Among the refugees who fled, one person would be one of the factors in the breakdown of relations between the Tang Dynasty and Silla. Although it was not a fundamental factor, it was enough to be the fuse, and this person was the grandson of the former Goguryeo king Gobao, the son of the younger brother of Yuangai Suwen, and the son of Yuangai Suwen's younger brother Yuanjeongdo, in February 669 AD, Ahn Shun led more than 4,000 Goguryeo families to flee to Silla.

This is a very serious problem for Xue Rengui: no matter how well I govern, if everyone runs out, isn't it in vain? That's a real conundrum!

If I use violent means, I will provoke resistance, but if I use gentle means, some people will flee! What do you do if this question is in front of you? Your answer should be: no solution! Celebrities are celebrities!

No one else can help it. Xue Rengui has a way to solve this problem once and for all, which not only solves the current dilemma, but also becomes a strategy for governing Goguryeo that his successors will continue to adopt! The solution is - immigration!

The history records that "38,200 Goguryeo households were migrated to the south of the Jiang and Huai rivers." and the open land of Shannan and Jingxi Prefectures, leaving the poor and weak to guard Andong" - "Zizhi Tongjian" volume 201 This is the number of households, so how many people are there?

"The History of the Three Kingdoms" records that "more than 200,000 mouths returned to the Tang Dynasty". And that's just the first batch! If Xue Rengui was here to be his protector of the Andong Prefecture, Goguryeo would slowly settle down.

It's a pity that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes. In 669 AD, the invasion of Tubo, the most powerful minority regime in the western part of the Tang Dynasty, had surrendered to the Tuyuhun of the Tang Dynasty, and the situation in the western part of the Tang Dynasty suddenly became tense. Whether it is for the rescue of the subject state or for self-defense reasons. Datang must send troops to fight back.

The Tibetans were so powerful that by April 670 AD, the Tibetans had conquered 18 prefectures in the western Tang Regions, and joined forces with Khotan to attack and conquer the city of Qiūcí (present-day Aksu County, Xinjiang, one of the four towns of the Western Protector of Tang'an), and had to send a capable general to lead troops to fight against the Tibetans.

So the emperor quickly transferred Xue Rengui back from the Eastern Front Andong Protectorate and led his troops westward. In the Tang Dynasty, when there were no modern means of transportation such as trains, it would have taken at least three or four months to get from present-day Korea to Xinjiang, which means that Xue Rengui should have left the Andong Protectorate in Pyongyang at the end of 669. Suddenly, Datang's strength in Goguryeo on the Eastern Front was immediately reduced!

At this time, the undercurrent of the Korean Peninsula was surging, and discordant changes began to appear! After Xue Rengui led his troops out of Goguryeo, the number of troops used by the Andong Protectorate to maintain rule and stability was greatly reduced. As a result, all kinds of long-planned conspiracies began to surface! Silla, treachery!

Silla's strategy "In March of the 10th year of King Wenmu, Xue Wuru and Goguryeo's elder brother (Goguryeo's official name) Gao Yanwu each led 10,000 elite soldiers to the Yalu River to the ...... of Wugu (i.e., Wugu City, near present-day Fengcheng, Liaoning Province)" - "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" in the tenth year of King Wenmu of Silla in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, that is, in 670 AD.

Black Bone City, located in the northwest of the Yalu River, in the territory of the Tang Dynasty Andong Protectorate! The "Records of the Three Kingdoms" is recorded next: "□□□ and the soldiers of the Yan Dynasty first arrived at the place name of the place (there is no way to test) to wait for it."

There is a lack here, and three words are missing before "靺鞨兵", and some people speculate that it should be the three words "Tang Bing and".

Whether this is the case or not is no longer so important, what matters is Silla's actions. Let's move on. We just need to figure out the purpose of this Silla expedition.

There are only two reasons why Silla sent troops into the territory of the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty: first, to assist the Andong Protectorate, who was outnumbered by soldiers, to suppress the Goguryeo rebellion; The second is to declare war on the Tang Dynasty in an attempt to occupy the homeland of Goguryeo!

The first reason, the suppression of rebellion, is untenable. There is no record in the historical materials of China, North Korea and South Korea that before the Silla sent troops, there were records of rebellion against the Tang Dynasty in Goguryeo's hometown, of course, there is no record and it cannot be said that there is no, this evidence is not credible, and this can be confirmed from the reaction of Silla later!

Then let's continue to look at the follow-up record of this dispatch in the Silla Benji in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms": "On the fourth day of the fourth month of the summer, in the battle, our soldiers were defeated and won an invincible victory. "If we extrapolate from the first reason, then the Silla army should have captured the Goguryeo rebels.

Is this really the case? The later record of the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" tells us the truth: "The Tang soldiers followed, and our soldiers retired to protect Baicheng".

If they were here to assist the Tang army, how could there be a situation of "Tang soldiers arrived, and our troops retreated"? Therefore, the real reason for Silla to send troops was to declare war on the Tang Dynasty, expel the Tang Dynasty's existence in Goguryeo, and attempt to occupy the homeland of Goguryeo! Eat the bear's heart and leopard gall! Dare to start a war with my Datang!

Of course, Silla is still relatively clear about his own strength, and he started a war with Datang? Think about it, play really, the consequences are very strict! It's just that "the Tang soldiers followed", and "our soldiers retreated"! It's too wretched, isn't it? Don't underestimate Kim Famin, this person is by no means a good person, he has a grand and meticulous plan!

Silla is still self-aware, and at this time he can't directly confront Datang. Although Silla and the Tang Dynasty tore their faces, it can be seen from the strategic policy of Silla later that the focus of Silla at this time was not in Goguryeo. So what was the purpose behind Silla's move?

This can be seen from the place where the Silla army retreated, Baekseong. Baicheng, according to the geographical records of the "History of the Three Kingdoms", "Baicheng County, this Goguryeo Nai...... present-day Anseong-gun". Anseong is located in the southern part of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, at the junction of Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, and Chungcheongnam-do. According to the city of black bones, about a thousand miles.

Silla advanced to the north of the Yalu River at the risk of war with the Tang Dynasty, and when the battle was won, it retreated nearly a thousand miles to Baicheng in the face of the Tang reinforcements. There's got to be a problem! (To be continued.) )